Comments on: Walking Class Hero: Doin’ the Lambeth Walk http://www.walkmag.co.uk/blogs/4076/ The magazine of the Ramblers Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:36:09 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: davidandgillmorris@hotmail.co.uk http://www.walkmag.co.uk/blogs/4076/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 davidandgillmorris@hotmail.co.uk Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:18:15 +0000 http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=4076#comment-1554 I am always interested in comments about Kennington/Lambeth where my family lived since the 1860s'. My last home was Walcot Square, a place where my family loved having moved there after bombed out in 1944. There was a great community spirit, as a child born in the 1950s' I knew a different side of the area, but one which I loved. From our viewpoint things began to change when MPs' began to realise Kennington was within the Divison Bell, therefore making it a highly desirable area, prices began to slowly creep up therefore making all our old haunts completely out of finacial reach of the local families. Even charitable trusts like the od Walcot Eduacational Trust rescinded on the original charter of housing local familes and chose to sell off properties to the higest bidder. I guess this has been replicated throughout London. As a child there was very little crime, only when the houses around Walcot Square and the Walcot Eduacational Trust were eventually sold did we experience serious crime/ murders both in Kennington Road and and also in Walcot Square. I do remember even plant pots were stolen from the front of our houses, by newly arrived enighbours. Gentification, did have many upsides but all off my genenration were forced out of the area. So I''d loved to live in my old house but I guess money talks, and unless my generation accepted social housing we have all moved outside the central zone. But it is a great place, just hope you remember those who were foced to move, not y choice but by circumstance. I am always interested in comments about Kennington/Lambeth where my family lived since the 1860s’. My last home was Walcot Square, a place where my family loved having moved there after bombed out in 1944. There was a great community spirit, as a child born in the 1950s’ I knew a different side of the area, but one which I loved. From our viewpoint things began to change when MPs’ began to realise Kennington was within the Divison Bell, therefore making it a highly desirable area, prices began to slowly creep up therefore making all our old haunts completely out of finacial reach of the local families. Even charitable trusts like the od Walcot Eduacational Trust rescinded on the original charter of housing local familes and chose to sell off properties to the higest bidder. I guess this has been replicated throughout London. As a child there was very little crime, only when the houses around Walcot Square and the Walcot Eduacational Trust were eventually sold did we experience serious crime/ murders both in Kennington Road and and also in Walcot Square. I do remember even plant pots were stolen from the front of our houses, by newly arrived enighbours. Gentification, did have many upsides but all off my genenration were forced out of the area. So I”d loved to live in my old house but I guess money talks, and unless my generation accepted social housing we have all moved outside the central zone. But it is a great place, just hope you remember those who were foced to move, not y choice but by circumstance.

]]> By: shane dillon http://www.walkmag.co.uk/blogs/4076/comment-page-1/#comment-318 shane dillon Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:57:56 +0000 http://www.walkmag.co.uk/?p=4076#comment-318 Really enjoyed this walk. Countryside walking clears your head but walking through the city and urban areas fills your head. Great learning about Blake and Kennington Park. Where is the AudioBoo you did at the end of the walk? Really enjoyed this walk. Countryside walking clears your head but walking through the city and urban areas fills your head. Great learning about Blake and Kennington Park.

Where is the AudioBoo you did at the end of the walk?

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